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ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, 



BOSTON, 
FRIDAY, June 30th, 

1820. 



BOSTON, 



PRINTED BY MUNROE AND FRANCIS. 



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ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, 

BOSTON... June 30, 1820. 



The Bishop is to be received at the entrance of the Church by the Church-wardens and Vestry- 
men, or some other Persons appointed for that purpose. The Bishop and the Clergy who are 
present, shall go up the aisle of the Chuich, to the Communion Table, repeating the 24tfe 
Psalm alternately, the Bishop one verse, and the Clergy another. 

Psalm xxiv. 

1 The earth is the Lord's and all that therein is : the com- 
pass of the world, and they that dwell therein. 

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it 
upon the floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, or who shall 
rise up in his holy place ? 

4 Even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart ; and 
that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive 
his neighbour. 

3 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and right- 
eousness from the God of his salvation. 

6 This is the generation of them that seek him ; even of 
them that seek thy face, O Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye 
everlasting doors : and the King of Glory shall come in. 

8 Who is the King of Glory ? it is the Lord strong and 
mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye 
everlasting doors : and the King of Glory shall come in. 

10 Who is the King of Glory ? even the Lord of Hosts, he 
is the King of Glory. 

The Birfiop shall go within the rails, Aviihsuch of the Clergy as can be there accommodated. 
The Bishop, sitting in his chair, shall have the instruments of donation and endowment, if there 
be any, presented to him, and then standing up, and turning to the Congregation, shall say, 

Dearly beloved in the Lord ; forasmuch as devout and holy 
men, as well under the law as under the gospel, moved either 
by the express command of God, or by the secret inspiration 



of the blessed Spirit, and acting agreeably to their own reason 
and sense of the natural decency of things, have erected houses 
for the public worship of God, and separated them from all 
unhallowed, worldh*, and common uses, in order to fill men's 
minds with greater reverence for his glorious Majesty, and 
affect their hearts with more devotion and humihty in his ser- 
vice ; which pious works have been approved of and gracious- 
ly accepted by our heavenly Father : Let us not doubt but - 
that he will also favourably approve our godly purpose of set- 
ting apart this place in solemn manner, for the performance of 
the several offices of religious worship, and let us faithfully 
and devoutly beg his blessing on this our undertaking. 



Then the Bishop, kneeling, shall say the following Prayer. 

O Eternal God, mighty in power and of majesty incompre- 
hensible, whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain, much 
less the walls of temples made with hands ; and who yet hast 
been graciously pleased to promise thy especial presence, 
"wherever two or three of thy faithful servants shall assemble 
in thy name to offer up their praises and supplications unto 
thee ; vouchsafe, O Lord, to be present with us, who are here 
gathered together, with all humility and readiness of heart, to 
consecrate this place to the honour of thy great name ; separ- 
ating it henceforth from all unhallowed, ordinary and common 
uses, and dedicating it to thy service, for reading thy holy 
word, for celebrating thy holy sacraments, for offering to thy 
glorious Majesty the sacrifices of prayer and thanksgiving, for 
blessing thy people in thy name, and to the performance of all 
other holy offices, accept, O Lord, this service at our hands, 
and bless it with such success as may tend most to thy glory, 
and the furtherance of our happiness both temporal and spirit- 
ual, through Jesus Christ our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen, 



After this the Bishop shall stand up, and turning his face towards the Congregation, shall say, 

Regard, O Lord,^the supplications of thy servants, and grant 
that whosoever shall be dedicated to thee in this house by 
Baptism, may be sanctified by the Holy Ghost, delivered from 
thy wrath and eternal death, and received as a living member 
of Christ's Church, and may ever remain in the number of thy 
faithful children. Amen. 

Grant, O Lord, that they w^ho at this place shall in their 
own persons renew the promises and vows which they made, 
or which were made for them by their sureties at their Bap- 
tism, and thereupon shall be confirmed by the Bishop, may 
receive such a measure of thy holy Spirit, that they may be 
enabled faithfully to fulfil the same, and grow in grace unto 
their lives' end. Amen, 



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Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall receive in this place 
the blessed Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ, may 
come to that holy ordinance with faith, chanty, and true re- 
pentance ; and being filled with thy grace and heavenly bene- 
diction, m.ay, to their great and endless comfort, obtain re- 
mission of their sins, and all other benefits of his passion. Amen» 

Grant, O Lord, that by thy holy word which shall be read 
and preached in this place, and by thy holy Spirit grafting it 
inwardly in the heart, the hearers thereof may both perceive 
and know what things they ouglit to do, and may have power 
and strength to fulfil the same. Amen, 

Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall be joined together in 
this place in the holy estate of matrimony, may faithfully per- 
form and keep the vow and covenant between them made, and 
may remain in perfect love together unto their lives' "end. 
Amen, 

Grant, we beseech thee, blessed Lord, that w^hosoever shall 
draw near to thee in this place, to give thee thanks for the 
benefits which they have received at thy hands, to set forth 
thy most worthy praise, to confess their sins imto thee, and to 
ask such things as are requisite and necessary as w^ell for the 
body as for the soul, may do it with such steadiness of faith, 
and with such seriousness, affection, and devotion of mind, 
that thou mayest accept their bounden duty and service, and 
vouchsafe to give whatever in thy infinite wisdom thou shalt 
see to be most expedient for them : all which we beg for Jesua 
Christ's sake our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen, 



ITien the Bishop sitting in his chair, the sentence of Conseci-ation is to be read by some person 
appointed by him, and then laid by him upon the Communion Table, after which the Bishop 
shall say, 

Blessed be thy name, O, Lord, that it hath pleased thee to 
put it into the hearts of thy servants, to appropriate and de- 
vote this house to thy honour and worship ; and grant that all 
w^io shall enjoy the benefit of this pious work, may show forth 
their thankfulness, by making a right use of it, to the glory of 
thy blessed name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,^ 

After tliis the Jlinister appointed is to read the service for the day. 

MORNING SERVICE. 

From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the 
same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in eve- 
ry place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure 
offering ; for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith 
the Lord of hosts. Mai, i. 11, 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and a. 
contrite heart. O God, thou wilt not despise. Psabn li. 17. 



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Then the IMinister shall say, 

Dearly beloved brethren, the scripture moveth us in sundiy 
places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and 
wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them 
before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, but 
confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient 
heart ; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, 
by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, 
at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God ; yet 
ought we chiefly so to do,when we assemble and meet together, 
to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at 
his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most 
holy word and to ask those things which are requisite and 
necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore, I 
pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accom- 
pany me, with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne 
of the heavenly grace, saying — • 



A general Confession, to be said by the whole congregation after the Minister, all kneeling. 

Almighty and most merciful Father ; We have erred and 
strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too 
much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have 
offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those 
things which we ought to have done ; And we have done those 
things which we ought not to have done : And there is no 
health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miser- 
able offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their 
faults. Restore thou those who are penitent ; According to 
thy promises declared unto mankind,in Christ Jesus our Lord. 
And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake ; That we 
may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober hfe ; To the 
glory of thy holy Name. Amen, 



The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins ; to be made by the Priest alone, standing ; 
the People still kneeling. 

Almighty God. the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn 
from his wickedness and live, hath given power and command- 
ment to his Ministers to declare and pronounce to his People, 
being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. 
He pardoneth and absolvetli all those who truly repent, and 
unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore, let us be- 
seech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit ; 
that those things may please him which we do at this present, 
and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy ; 
so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

The People shall answer h^rs, and at the end of ereiy Prayer, Amen. 



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Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer : the People still kneeling, and repeat- 
ing it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service. 

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 
Thy Kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
Heaven ; Give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; And 
lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil : For 
thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen, 

Then likewise he shall say, 
O Lord, open thou our lips ; 
Ans, And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. 

Here all, standing up, the Minister shall say, 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy 
Ghost ; 

Ans, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. 

Min, Praise ye the Lord. 

Ans. The Lord's name be praised. 



Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem : 

Venite, exultemus Domino, 

O come, let us sing unto the Lord, let us heartily rejoice in 
the strength of our salvation. 

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show 
ourselves glad in him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all 
gods. 

In his hand are all the corners of the earth ; and the strength 
of the hills is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it ; and his hands prepared th^ 
dry land. 

O come, let us worship, and fall down ; and kneel before 
the Lord our Maker. 

For he is the Lord our God ; and we are the people of his 
pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 

O worship the Lord in the beauty of hohness ; let the whole 
earth stand in awe of him. 

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth ; and with 
righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his 
truth. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy 
Ghost ; 

Ans, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. 
world without end. 



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PROPER PSALMS. 
Psalm 84. 

1 O how amiable are thy dwelhngs, thou Lord of hosts ! 

2 My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts 
of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swal- 
low a nest, where she may lay her young ; even thy altars O 
Lord of hosts, my King and my God. 

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house ; they will be al- 
way praising thee. 

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose 
heart are thy ways. 

6 Who, going through the vale of misery, use it for a well ; 
and the pools are filled with water. 

7 They will go from strength to strength, and unto the God 
of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, O God of 
Jacob : 

9 Behold, O God, our defender, and look upon the face of 
thine Anointed. 

10 For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 
Ill had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, 

than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. 

12 For the Lord God is a light and defence ; the Lord will 
give grace and worship ; and no good thing shall he withhold 
from them that live a godly life. 

13 O Lord God of hosts blessed is the man that putteth his 
trust in thee. 

Psalm 122. 

1 I was glad when they said unto me. We will go into the 
house of the Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. 

3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself. 

4 For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord,, 
to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the 
Lord. 

5 For there is the seat of judgment, even the seat of the 
house of David. 

6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; they shall prosper 
that love thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy 
palaces. 

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will wish thee 
prosperity. 

9 Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, 1 will 
geek to do thee good. 



Psalm 132. 

1 Lord, remember David, and all his trouble. 

2 How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed a vow unto 
the Almighty God of Jacob ; 

3 1 will not come within the tabernacle of mine house, nor 
climb up into my bed ; 

4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eye-lids to 
slumber ; neither the temples of my head to take any rest ; 

5 Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord ; an 
habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 

6 Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata, and found it in the 
wood. 

7 We will go into his tabernacle, and fall low on our knees 
before his footstool. 

8 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting-place ; thou, and the ark 
of thy strength. 

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness ; and let 
thy saints sing with joy fulness. 

10 For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the pre- 
sence of thine x4nointed. 

1 1 The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David, and he 
shall not shrink from it ; 

12 Of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat. 

13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimo- 
nies that I shall learn them ; their children also shall sit upon 
thy seat for evermore. 

14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation for 
himself : he hath longed for her. 

15 This sliall be my rest forever : here will I dwell, for I 
have a delight therein. 

16 1 will bless her victuals with increase, and will satisfy 
her poor with bread. 

17 1 will deck her priests with health, and her saints shall 
rejoice and sing. 

18 There shall I make the horn of David to flourish : I have 
ordained a lantern for mine Anointed. 

19 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with shame ; but 
upon himself shall his crown flourish. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy- 
Ghost ; 

Ans, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. 

Instead of a Voluntary, the following Chorus by Handel. 

The Great Jehovah is our awful theme, 

Sublime in majesty, in pow'r supreme. Hallelujah. 



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FIRST LESSON. 1 Kings 8th chap, verse 22 to 63. 

Te Deum laudamus. 
We praise thee, O God ; we acknowledge thee to be the 
Lord. 

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. 

To thee all Angels cry aloud ; the Heavens, and all the 
Powers therein. 

To thee, Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, 
Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. 

Heaven and Earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory. 

The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee. 

The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee. 

The noble army of Martyrs praise thee. 

The holy Church, throughout all the world, doth acknow- 
ledge thee, 

The Father, of an infinite Majesty ; 

Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; 

Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 

Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. 

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. 

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst 
humble thyself to be born of a Virgin. 

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou 
didst open the kingdom of Heaven to all believers. 

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the Glory of the 
Father. 

We believe that thou shalt come, to be our Judge. 

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast 
redeemed with thy precious blood. 

Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory ever- 
lasting. 

O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. 
Govern them, and lift them up forever. 
Day by day we magnify thee. 

And we worship thy name ever, world without end. 
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. 
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. 
O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee. 
O Lord, in thee have I trusted ; let me never be con- 
founded. 

SECOND LESSON. Heb. 10th chap. ver. 19 to 27. 

Jubilate Deo, CHAUNT. Dr. G. K. Jackson. 

O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands ; serve the Lord with 
gladness, and come before his presence with a song. 



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Be ye sure that the Lord he is God, it is he that hath made 
us, and not we ourselves ; we are his people and the sheep of 
his pasture. 

go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his 
courts with praise ; be thankful unto him, and speak good of 
his name. 

For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting ; and his 
truth endureth from generation to generation. 

Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed, by the Minister and People,^ standing. 

1 believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven 
and Earth : 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; Who was con- 
ceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered 
under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried ; he de- 
scended into Hell ; The third day he rose from the dead ; He 
ascended into Heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty ; From thence he shall come to judge the 
quick and the dead. 

I beheve in the Holy Ghost ; The Holy Cathohc Church ; 
The communion of Saints ; The forgiveness of sins ; The res- 
urrection of the body. And the life everlasting. Amen* 

And after that, these Pr ayei-s following, all deroutly kaeeling ; tl« Minister first pronouncing, 

The Lord be with you ; 
Ans, And with thy Spirit. 

Min. Let us pray. 

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us : 
. Ans, And grant us thy salvation. 
Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; 
Ans, And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 

A Collect for Peace. 
O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, 
in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose ser- 
vice is perfect freedom ; defend us, thy humble servants, in 
all assaults of our enemies ; that we, surely trusting in Ihy de- 
fence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the 
might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 



A Collect pgr Grace. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting 
God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day : 
defend us in the same with thy mighty power, and grant that 
this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger ; 
but that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may 
be righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen, 



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A Prayer ron the President of the United States and 
ALL IN Civil Authority. 
, O Lord, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of 
the universe, who dost from4hy throne behold all the dwellers 
upon earth ; most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour 
to behold and bless thy servant. The President of the United 
States, and all others in authority ; and so replenish them with 
the grace of thy holy Spirit, that they may always inchne to 
thy will and walk in thy way : Endue them plenteously with 
heavenly gifts ; grant them in health and prosperity long to 
live; and finally, after this hfe, to attain everlasting joy and 
felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

THE LITANY ; 

Or General Supplication, to be used after Morning Service, on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fm 

days. 

O God, the Father of Heaven ; have mercy upon us misera- 
ble sinners. 

O God, the Father of Heaven ; have mercy upon us misera- 
ble sinners. 

O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world ; have mercy up- 
on us miserable sinners. 

O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world ; have mercy upon us 
miserable sinners, 

O God, the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and 
the Son ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O God, the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the 
Son ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and 
one God ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners* 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one 
God ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our 
fore-fathers •, neither take thou vengeance of oar sins : spare 
us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed 
with thy most precious blood,and be not angry with us forever ; 

Spare us, good Lord, 

From all evil and mischief ; from sin ; from the crafts and 
assaults of the devil ; from thy wrath, and from everlasting 
damnation ; 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From ail blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glory ; and 
hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharita- 
ble n ess ; 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all inordinate and sinful affections ; and from all the 
deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil ; 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

From lightning and tempest ; from plague, pestilence, and 
famine ; from battle and murder, apd from sudden death ; 



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Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion ; fronni all 
false doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from hardness oi heart, and 
contempt of thy Word and Commandment 5 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation ; by thy holy Nativ- 
ity and Circumcision ; by thyBaptism,Fasting,andTemptation ; 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy Cross and Pas- 
sion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Re- 
surrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy 
Ghost ; 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

In all time of our tribulation ; in all lime of our prosperity ; 
in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment ; 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God ; and 
that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church 
universal in the right way ; 

TVe beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian 
Rulers and Magistrates ; giving them grace to execute justice^ 
and to maintain truth ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord, 

That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, 
and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy 
word ; and that both by their preaching and living they may 
set it forth, and show it accordingly ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people ; 
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to give to ail nations unity, peace, 
and concord ; 

W e beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and 
fear thee, and diligently to hve after thy Commandments ; 
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase 
of grace, to hear meekly thy W ord, and to receive it with 
pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth, all 
such as have erred, and are deceived ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to strengthen such as do s^and, and 
to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those 
who fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all 
who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; 



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We beseech thee to hear iis, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land 
or by water, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick 
persons, and young children, and to show thy pity upon all 
prisoners and captives ; 

fVe beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fath- 
erless children, and widows, and all who are desolate and op- 
pressed 5 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, , 

That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, ] 

and slanderers, and to turn their hearts ; f 
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the 

kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy 

them ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

That it may please thee to give us true repentance, to for- 
give us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances, and to endue 
us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives ac- 
cording to thy Holy Word ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 

Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. 

Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us, 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world i 

Grant us thy peace, 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world ; 
Have mercy upon us. 

Let us pray. ^ 

We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look up- 
on our infirmities ; and, for the glory of thy name, turn from 
us all those evils that we most justly have deserved ; and grant 
that, in all our troubles, we may put our whole trust and con- 
fidence in thy mercy ; and evermore serve thee in hohness 
and pureness of hving, to thy honour and glory, through our 
only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

A General Thanksgiving. 
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy 
servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all 
thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We 
bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings 
of this life ; but, above all, for thine inestimable love in the re- 
demption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the 
means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech 
thee, gife^is that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts 
may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy 



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praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up 
ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness 
and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; 
to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glo- 
ry world without end. Amen. 

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 
Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time, with 
one accord to make our common supplications unto thee ; 
and dost promise that when two or three are gathered togeth- 
er in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil now, 
O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be 
most expedient for them ; granting us in this world know- 
ledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlast- 
ing. Amen. 

2 Cor, xiii. 14. 
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, 
and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with us all ever- 
more. Amen. 



Then shall be sung Psalm XXVI. vei-ses 6, 7, 8. Tune, Christmas. 

6 I'll wash my hands in innocence, 
And bring a heart so pure. 
That when thy altar I approach. 
My welcome shall secure. 

7 8 My thanks FIl pubhsh there, and tell 
How thy renown excels ; 
That seat affords me most delight, 
In which thy honour dwells. 

Gloria Patri. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
The God whom we adore, 
Be glory, as it was, is now, 
And shall be evermore. 



COMMUNION SERVICE. 
The Collect. 

' Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires 
known, and from whom no secrets are hid ; cleanse the 
thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy holy Spirit : 
that we ^ay perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy 
holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Then shall the Bishop, turning to the People, rehearse distinctly the Ten Commandments ; an^ 
thePeople,stillkneeling, shall, after every commandment, ask God mercy for their transgres- 
sions for the lime past, and grace to keep the law for the time to come, as followeth. 

Bishop. God spake these words, and said, I am the Lord thy 
God: Thou shalt have none other gods but me. f 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts 
to keep this law. 

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Bishop, Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, 
lior the Hkeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the 
earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt 
not bow down to them nor worship them : For I the Lord thy 
God am a jealous God ; and visit the sins of the fathers upon 
the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that 
hate me ; and show mercy unto thousands in them that love 
me, and keep my commandments. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to 
keep this law. 

Bishop, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God 
m vain ; For the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh 
his name in vain. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts 
to keep this law. 

Bishop, Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. 
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do ; 
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it 
thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy 
daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, 
and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the 
Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 
and rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord blessed the 
seventh day, and hallowed it. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts 
to keep this law. 

Bishop, Honour thy father and thy mother ; that thy days 
may be long in the land which the Lord thy God givetb thee. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts 
to keep this law. 

Bishop, Thou shalt do no murder. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and inchne our hearts 
to keep this law. 

Bishop, Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to 
keep this law. 

Bishop, Thou shalt not steal. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts 
to keep this law. 

Bishop, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh- 
bour. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our heartg 
to keep this law. 

Bishop. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou 
shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his 
maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. 

People, Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy 
laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. 



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Then the Bishop may say, 

Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith : 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thj heart, and 
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind : This is the first and 
great commandment. And the second is like unto it ; Thou 
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two command- 
ments hang all the law and the prophets. 

Let us pray. 

O Almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we be- 
seech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts 
and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy 
commandments, that, through thy most mighty protection, 
both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul, 
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen, 

The Collect. 

O most glorious Lord, we acknowledge that we are not 
worthy to offer unto thee any thing belonging unto us ; yet we 
beseech thee in thy great goodness, graciously to accept the 
dedication of this place to thy service, and to prosper this our 
undertaking ; receive the prayers and intercessions of all those 
thy servants, who shall call upon thee in this house ; and give 
them grace to prepare their hearts to serve thee with rever- 
ence and godly fear ; affect them with an awful apprehension 
of thy Divine Majesty, and a deep sense of their own unworthi- 
ness ; that so approaching thy sanctuary with lowliness and 
devotion, and coming before thee with clean thoughts and pure 
hearts, with bodies undefiled, and minds sanctified, they may 
always perform a service acceptable to thee, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



The Epistle. 2 Cor, vi. verse 14 to verse 17, * 
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers ; for 
what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness ? And 
what communion hath fight with darkness ? And what con- 
cord hath Christ with Belial ? Or what part hath he that be- 
lieveth with an infidel ? And what agreement hath the tem- 
ple of God with idols ? For ye are the temple of the living 
God : as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in 
them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 

The Gospel. St, John^ ii. verse 13. 
And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to 
Jerusalem, and found in the temple those that sold oxen, and 
sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting : And 
when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all 
out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen, and poured 
out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables, and said 
unto them that sold doves, " Take these things hence ; make 

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not my Father's house an house of merchandise*" And hia 
disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine 
house hath eaten me up. 

Then shall be sung the 300th Psalm i Old Hundred. 

1 2 With one consent, let all the earth 

To God their cheerful voices raise ; 
Glad homage pay with awful mirth, 
And sing before him songs of praise : 

3 Convinc'd that he is God alone, 

From whom both we and all proceed ; 
We, whom he chooses for his own, 
The flock that he vouchsafes to feed. 

4 enter then his temple gate, 

Thence to his courts devoutly press 
And still your grateful hymns repeat, 
And still his name with praises bless. 

5 For he's the Lord, supremely good, 

His mercy is for ever sure ; 
His truth, which always firmly stood, 
To endless ages shall endure. 

SERMON. 



Chorusses from Dettingen Te Deum. 

W^e praise thee, O God ; we acknowledge thee to be 
the Lord. 

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. 

To thee all angels cry aloud ; the Heavens, and all the 
Powers therein. 

To thee. Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, 
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. 

Heaven and Earfh are full of the Majesty of thy Glory. 



Immediately before the final blessing, the Bishop shall say the following Prayer. 

Blessed be thy name, O Lord God, for that it hath pleased 
thee to have thy habitation among the sons of men, and to 
dwell in the midst of the assembly of the saints upon the earth ; 
bless, we beseech thee, the religious performance of this day, 
and grant that in this place now set apart to thy service, thy 
holy name may be worshipped in truth and purity through all 
generations, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen* 

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep 
your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and 
of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; and the blessing of God 
Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst 
vou, and remaiu with you always. Amm* 

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